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Rhode Island (Ref 574) © Matt Johnston Rhode Island, officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States of America. Despite its name, most of the state of Rhode Island lies on the North American mainland. Providence Plantations refers to the mainland, while Rhode Island was the 17th and 18th century name for Aquidneck Island (now composed of the city of Newport, and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth). Having a history of staunch independence, Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule and the last to ratify the United States Constitution.
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